Heading into his showdown with WBA World Lightweight Champion Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12 KOs) neste sábado night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Reino Unido, WBA #1-rated contender and interim champion Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) and his team wish to offer their sincere respect to the “future former champion.”

“He is a true champion,” said Barroso of Crolla. “There were easier domestic fights for more money he could have taken, but he wanted to do the right thing and face his top challenger. I admire him for that.”

Infelizmente, the murderous punching Barroso, de El Tigre, Venezuela, says he’ll be ending the brave Englishman’s run as champion no sábado noite.

“Ele (Crolla) won the WBA title by an upset last year and he’s a likeable man,” continued Barroso, “but all good things come to an end. When they help him up after the fightSábado, he will have all my respect and I wish him very well for the rest of his life.”

Greg Cohen, promoter of Barroso, agrees with his fighter’s sentiment.

“Anthony is a true champion, but he’s in way over his head in this one. And him being in his home country and the fans backing him, that only makes Ismael that much more determined. Crolla has had a great and surprising run as champion, but there’s not much anyone can do for him in the face of the kind of power he’s up against.”

Sobre Greg Cohen Promotions

Um dos principais equipamentos promocionais do boxe, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) é um nome muito respeitado por realizar eventos de classe mundial de boxe profissional e promovendo lutadores profissionais de elite em todo o mundo.

Fundador e CEO Greg Cohen esteve envolvido com o boxe profissional em diversos cargos desde o final de 1980, aprimorando sua arte e estabelecer-se como um astuto homem de negócios internacional de boxe.

Distingue-se pela sua capacidade de detectar e desenvolver talentos em bruto, Cohen primeira fez manchetes promocionais para a sua orientação especializada de, entre muitos outros, ex-WBA júnior campeão dos médios Austin “Sem Dúvida” Truta, Cohen, que ajudou a guia de desconhecido New Mexico perspectiva de elite nível astro pay-per-view.

Além truta, Greg Cohen Promotions já trabalhou com nomes consagrados como o ex-campeão unificado e duas vezes pesado Hasim “The Rock” Rahman e todo-tempo grande de vários campeão mundial de peso classe James “Lights Out” Toney.

Cohen currently promotes WBA Interim World Lightweight Champion Ismael Barroso, Undefeated WBA NABA Heavyweight Champion and world-rated contender Jarrell Miller, undefeated WBA NABA Middleweight Champion and world-rated contender Robert Brant, former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as current world-rated contenders including long-time elite middleweight “Significar” Joe Greene, top super pluma Arash Usmanee, Canadian herói de ação leve e TV Tony Luis; WBA e cinco vezes Campeão Nacional Amador irlandês, Dennis Hogan; e leve perspectiva australiano Josh Rei.

Greg Cohen Promoções sediou eventos de classe mundial de boxe dos melhores locais em todo os Estados Unidos eo mundo e também tem o orgulho desde talento e / ou o conteúdo de várias redes de televisão, incluindo CBS Sports Network, HBO, Altura De Começar, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG e FOX Sports Net.

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